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urinary [yoo r-uh-ner-ee] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
noun, plural u·ri·nar·ies. Archaic.
Origin of urinary From the New Latin word ūrīnārius, dating back to 1570–80. See urine, -ary Examples from the Web for urinary Contemporary Examples of urinary
A procedure to reopen his urinary tract could have been done under local anesthesia.
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September 20, 2014
Their app, Colorimetrix, is accurate enough to monitor conditions such as diabetes, kidney disease, and urinary tract infections.
New Camera-Centric Smartphone App Puts Healthcare in Your Pocket
Mihir Patkar
March 28, 2014
When I was 36 weeks pregnant, my nurse practitioner told me I had a urinary tract infection and prescribed an antibiotic.
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Daniela Drake
May 27, 2013
John Meeker, et al. “Semen Quality and Sperm DNA Damage in Relation to Urinary Bisphenol A Among Men From an Infertility Clinic.”
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Historical Examples of urinary
The urinary system is frequently involved in the course of scurvy.
Alfred Fabian Hess
He also was the first to detect the urinary tubes of insects.
Harold Russell
In insects the urinary excretion is, generally, only partially liquid.
Harold Russell
Urinary sediments may be caused by slight variations in diet.
The Action of Medicines in the System
Frederick William Headland
The subject which has to do with urinary modifications in disease.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry
Maximilian Stern
British Dictionary definitions for urinary urinary adjective
- anatomy of or relating to urine or to the organs and structures that secrete and pass urine
noun plural -naries
- a reservoir for urine
- another word for urinal
urinary in Medicine urinary [yur′ə-nĕr′ē] adj.
- Relating to urine and its production, function, or excretion.
- Of or relating to the organs involved in the formation and excretion of urine.